Sunday, 21 July 2019

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH PROSCUITTO AND SWEET PAPRIKA


Preheat your oven to 180 deg C
Finely grate the zest of 1 orange into a small bowl .
Stir in 1 tbs of ground paprika , 1 tsp of cracked black pepper , 1 tbs of course salt with the grated orange zest .
Massage 1 dsp of rice bran oil all over the skin of the uncooked chicken .
Rub some of the paprika mixture into the cavity of the chicken ,massage the remaining mixture all over the chicken .
Slice the orange into quarters and place in the cavity of the chicken .
Place the chicken on a wire rack over a roasting dish .
Roast for 45 minutes , basting occasionally with pan juices .
Criss cross about 7-8 long slices of proscuitto over the breasts , continue cooking for about 20 minutes until the proscuitto is crisp and the chicken cooked through .
Let rest for 10 minutes before serving .

 

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